You ever put a screen protector on a phone only to realize that your touch inputs weren’t registering as before? Or maybe you found that you need to press a little bit harder since putting on the new screen protector. According to
Android Police, if you have a Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, your device will automatically alert you when a screen protector is added to your device’s touchscreen, reminding you to turn on the Screen Protector Mode, enhancing the touch sensitivity of your phone’s touchscreen.
And if you decide to remove a screen protector from your phone, you will automatically receive a notification that it has been removed. This notification will remind you to turn off the screen protector mode. Let’s detail the instructions.
When you put a screen protector on your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, you’ll be reminded to turn on the screen protector mode automatically. The notification will say “Turning on the Screen Protector Mode improves touch when using a screen protector.” Tapping on the notification offers three choices; one button takes you to settings, one allows you to acknowledge the notification without dismissing it, and the third allows you to dismiss the notification.
Enabling screen protector mode
If you decide to turn on the screen protector mode, press the first button that takes you to settings. From there, tap on Display and scroll down to Screen Protector Mode. Enable the feature that “increases touch sensitivity and improves touch when using a screen protector.” That’s pretty easy, right?
When you remove a screen protector from your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, you will receive a notification that says “Turning off the Screen Protector Mode improves touch when a screen protector is not being used.” Tap on the notification and you’ll have the same three choices you had when turning on the mode: go to settings, acknowledge the notification but not dismiss it, and request the notification be dismissed.
Disabling screen protector mode. Image credit – Android Police
If you are removing the screen protector and decide to turn off the screen protector mode, tap on the first button and in settings, touch Display scroll down to Screen Protector Mode and disable the feature. Again, this couldn’t be easier.
While currently available on Pixel 8 only in the series, we wouldn’t be surprised if Google eventually adds this feature to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 lines. Though the Pixel 2021 and 2022 models offer the screen protector mode, they currently do not have the automatic notification reminder.